Community Assessment Training 5- Community Assessment Training 5-1.

Community Assessment Training 5-Community Assessment Training 5-1

Community Assessment Training 5-

To prepare you to develop and distribute

a Community Assessment Report.

Community Assessment Training 5-3


1. Understand the purpose of theCommunity Assessment Report.

2. Identify potential audiences and uses of the report.

3. Understand how to format and organize the report.

4. Plan how to distribute the report.



Communities That Care

Youth SurveyArchival data

Prioritization:

• Geographic areas and populations

• Risk and protective factors

2-5 priority risk & protective factors

Community strengths

Community Assessment ReportCommunity Assessment Training 5-5


A summary of your community’s risk-factor, protective-factor and problem-behavior assessment.


1. Identify target audiences and uses.

2. Determine content and format.

3. Determine who will write the report.

4. Submit draft for Key Leader approval.

5. Distribute to stakeholders.


• For approval and buy-in of Key Leaders and Community Board members

• To engage leaders and members of priority areas or populations

• To raise the general public’s awareness of community challenges and strengths

• To demonstrate need to funding sources

• To help the Resources Assessment and Evaluation work group focus its efforts


• Grant-seeking agencies

• Other Communities That Care work groups.

• Key Leaders and Community Board members

• Priority groups

• Community members


• Identify all possible audiences.

• Fill in the Audience Analysis Worksheet.

• Present the results.


• Gather all data and worksheets used for collection and analysis.

• Group information by risk factor, protective factor or problem behavior.

• Group risk- and protective-factor data by domain.


• Survey Review and Report-Out Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

• Archival Data Indicators and Sources• Data Collection Source Worksheet• Data Information Form• Archival Data Analysis Questions

• Prioritization Planning Worksheet• Risk Factor/Problem Behavior Data

Analysis Worksheet• Data Analysis Summary Worksheet• Community Prioritization Worksheet


• Cover page

• Executive summary

• Introduction

• Body (detailed findings)

• Conclusion and recommendations

• Appendices


• Title

• Prepared by

• Date

• Sponsoring agency

• Other acknowledgments


This report describes the results of the risk- and protective-factor assessment completed as part of

Anytown County’s Communities That Care effort. The Communities That Care system is a way for

members of a community to work together to prevent youth problem behaviors, including substance

use, delinquency, teen pregnancy, dropping out of school and violence. This system was developed by

Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. Richard Catalano. It is based on their research, which has identified risk

factors that predict youth problem behaviors and protective factors that buffer children from risk and

help them succeed in life.

A key goal of the Communities That Care effort is to identify which risk factors, protective factors

and problem behaviors are prevalent in our community, and implement evidence-based programs that

address our community’s unique profile. To that end, the Risk- and Protective-Factor Assessment

work group collected and analyzed data on Anytown County. Then, with input from the community,

they identified priority risk factors to address, as well as community strengths to build on.

The assessment was completed using the Communities That Care Youth Survey and archival data.

The Communities That Care Youth Survey was administered to students in grades 6-12 in all schools

in Anytown County in the spring of 2001. To get the most complete picture of our community, the

Risk- and Protective-Factor Assessment work group also collected archival data from public records

to measure risk factors and problem behaviors not covered by the survey.

Based on the analysis of the data and input from the community, the following risk factors were

identified as priorities for community attention:

• Low Neighborhood Attachment and Community Disorganization

• Academic Failure (School Domain)

• Lack of Commitment to School (School Domain)

• Friends Who Engage in the Problem Behavior (Peer and Individual

These risk factors were selected as priorities for prevention action primarily because data indicated

that they are significantly elevated throughout Anytown County.

The data also revealed Anytown County’s strengths. For example, the Communities That Care Youth 5-15

Briefly summarize:

• Purpose and use of the report

• Key findings and recommendations.


The Anytown County Communities That Care effort

In the spring of 2001, Anytown County began implementing Company’s

That Care prevention-planning system. Developed by Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. Richard

of the Social Development Research Group in Seattle, Washington, the Communities That Care

system is a way for members of a community to work together to efficiently and effectively

positive youth development and prevent youth problem behaviors such as substance use, delinquency,

teen pregnancy, dropping out of school and violence.

Anytown County implemented the Communities That Care process to achieve the community’s vision

that all young people in Anytown County grow up supported and nurtured by their families, schools

and community, and become healthy adults who contribute positively.

Key accomplishments to date:

• In March of 2001, community leaders attended a Key Leader Orientation and committed to the

Communities That Care effort.

• In May, the Communities That Care Youth Survey was administered to 6-12th graders in

Anytown County schools.

• Also in May, a Community Board was formed. Members attended the two-day Community

Board Orientation and established a structure for the Anytown County Communities That Care

effort. This included forming work groups to achieve the various steps in implementing the

Communities That Care system.

• In June, the Risk- and Protective-Factor Assessment work group

Community Assessment Training and developed a plan for comple

community risk- and protective-factor assessment. This report is the result of that assessment.

The community assessment

Dr. Hawkins and Dr. Catalano have identified risk factors that predict problem behaviors

And protective factors that help protect young people from those risks. By addressing

Protective factors, communities can help prevent adolescent problem behaviors

Positive youth development. A key goal of the Communities That Care system is for


• The Communities That Care effort

• The purpose of the report

• The data collection process

• Other relevant information


The Communities That Care Youth Survey revealed that both aspects of this risk facto

are elevated throughout the county. As Figure 3 indicates, students reported particularly

high scores for Community Disorganization in comparison with the average for the

Communities That Care normative population. With a score of 64, Community Disorga

is the most elevated risk factor in comparison with other risk factors in Anytown Co

For these reasons, this risk factor has been identified as a priority for Anytown Cou

Figure 3: Low Neighborhood Attachment

and Community Disorganization

Source: 2001 Anytown County Communities That Care Youth Survey report


• Key background information on the community

• Findings on risk factors, protective factors and problem behaviors

• Explanations/interpretations


• Use visuals.

• Acknowledge sources for all data.

• Include indicator definitions.

• Provide relevant background information on the data.


The data revealed that young people in Anytown County are motivated to follow society’s

expectations and standards. In particular, young people reported high levels of the protective

protective factor “Belief in the Moral Order” and low levels of the risk factor “Rebelliousness.”

Anytown County should work to build on this strength while enhancing other protective

factors in its prevention efforts.

Based on the analysis of the data and input from the community, the following priority

risk factors were identified for the community to focus on over the next several years:

• Low Neighborhood Attachment and Community Disorganization (Community

• Academic Failure (School Domain)

• Lack of Commitment to School (School Domain)

• Friends Who Engage in the Problem Behavior (Peer and Individual Domain)

These risk factors were selected as priorities because the data indicated that they are

among the most elevated throughout Anytown County. We recommend that Anytown

County give particular attention to implementing strategies or programs to address these

four risk factors when developing a prevention plan.

The next step in the Communities That Care process is to find out what resources

are already in place in Anytown County that address the priorities outlined above.

The Resources Assessment and Evaluation work group will attend the Community Resources

Assessment Training in November. Their assessment, combined with this report,

will make up the profile of Anytown County that will be used to identify programs and

|strategies to promote positive youth development and prevent problem behaviors in

Anytown County.


• Summary of key findings

• Priority risk factors and community strengths

• Recommendations for next steps


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• References

• Acknowledgments

• Supporting data

• Other relevant information


Key Leaders Executive summary

Approval and buy-in

General public Awareness News articles (highlights)

Resources Assessment and Evaluation work group

Assessresources

Detailed information

Community agencies Grant proposals Detailed information


• Key Leaders

– Executive summary

– Briefing

• Community members

– Media relations

– Community forums


• Identify target audiences and uses.

• Determine who will prepare the report.

• Present results to Key Leaders.

• Distribute the report to other target audiences.

• Plan media relations and community events to publicize report findings.

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